The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook

About this book

A stunning visual guide to the history and development of all types of guitars packed with detailed information and profiling everything from the legendary Martin flat-tops to Gibsons arch-tops guitars and Fenders twelve-string electrics. The Ultimate Guitar Sourcebook is divided by type into nine chapters each telling the full story of a major type of guitar. It is sub-divided geographically so the reader gets a global picture of guitar making from the United States to the Far East and from Europe to Australia. The introduction examines the development of the worlds most popular instrument over the years.